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MARION -District Attorney Ted Bell”s Office left a man in jail for 2 years, 6 months and 3 days awaiting trial. This month the jury found the defendant NOT GUILTY on all charges. Darryl Maurice Deboise had been charged by Bell”s office…Read More »
As RC Catalyst has previously reported, Deputy Tyler Greene from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigations (“SBI”) for fatally shooting Ethan Calton in the back on December 1, 2020. In the immediate aftermath of…Read More »
By Lisa Sorg NC POLICY WATCH – 3/30/2021 Colonial Pipeline’s own tests indicate high levels of PFAS that could be linked to clean-up efforts, but state regulators say they need more data Mysterious discrepancies in test results between Colonial Pipeline and the…Read More »
In a move that deserves mention in its own legendary ballad, District Attorney Ted Bell recently scheduled a simple littering trial as the very first case to be heard by a jury in nearly a year. Due to the effects of the…Read More »
On Wednesday March 24, 2021, former Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Dunn was found guilty of assaulting an individual being held in the Rutherford County Jail. Dunn immediately appealed the verdict and the case will proceed to Superior Court. As RC Catalyst previously reported…Read More »
On December 1, 2020, Ethan Calton – a Rutherford County resident – lost his life when Rutherford County Sheriff Deputy Tyler Greene – the head of the Interdiction Team of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office – fired one fatal shot directly into…Read More »
[Forest City, NC, 1/25/2021] On January 21, 2021, at 5:35 PM, the Rutherford County Communications Center received a call for assistance on Doggett Road in Forest City in reference to a male subject pointing a gun at someone. When officers arrived on…Read More »
At approximately 4:25 pm on December 1, 2020, Ethan Calton, 28, lost his life after being shot in the back by Officer Tyler Greene of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Officer Greene is the leader of the Interdiction Team of the Sheriff’s…Read More »
RUTHERFORDTON — Former sheriff’s office employee, Lacie Felicia Boykins, 40, of Shelby who embezzled $85,790 from RCSD received no jail time in her plea deal. Boykins had pleaded guilty to five counts of embezzlement of cash proceeds by a public official/trustee on…Read More »
Family and friends gathered last week to remember the life of Brittany Shea Fowler and the continuing truth behind her untimely passing by releasing balloons and lighting lanterns at Crowe Park. Conversations revealed how much she was loved and how much she…Read More »
A demonstrator from Amnesty International holds a placard outside the Bang Kwang Central Prison to protest against the death penalty in Bangkok, Thailand, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha1